“Not long enough,” I grunt.
“You seem too young to be married. Don’t you miss the single life?”
What a stupid fucking question. It doesn’t warrant an answer, so I don’t. Yet it doesn’t seem to bother her.
“I don’t see your wife around much, she stays upstairs a lot.”
The implication in her tone angers me.
“Cut that shit out.”
“What?” She smirks, holding her hand to her chest feigning innocence.
She stands, taking her bottle of water with her. “I think I’m going to enjoy staying here.”
“You should know that my wife is my whole fuckin’ world. I would burn you, your father… fuck, I’d burn my own father down with this world for her. Whatever you’re imagining, don’t. I’ll steal your last breath, but I’d never steal a kiss or anything from you.”
Her reply is a cock-sure grin. Then she’s gone. I listen out and wait till I hear her creeping along the landing above us, then silence.
“You’ve gotta watch out for trash like that. Can’t trust a woman who smiles at the wife and then flirts with the husband.”
It doesn’t bother me but if this shit makes Tor feel any kind of way, then the Mayor won’t be receiving threats, I’ll just deliver his daughter home minus the breath in her body and fuck the consequences.
I huff out a laugh to myself. It grates on me when people bang on about consequences. At the end of the day, I’m a criminal. There’s no dressing it up to make it look like anything else. If consequences bothered me, I wouldn’t be wearing the patch.I’d be stuck in some office job contemplating suicide on a daily basis.
I head upstairs when River’s settled and climb into bed, pulling Tor against me. She stirs and murmurs, “River?”
Kissing her shoulder, I tell her, “Fed and drifting off to sleep.”
“Good.”
Holding her close to me, I tell her, “Keep a close eye on the Mayor’s daughter. There’s something off about her.”
“What do you mean?”
“I think she has a death wish.”
“What makes you think that?”
“She continued flirting with me after I told her to cut it out.”
Tor’s chest rumbles with silent laughter.
“She’ll survive or she’ll find out how much I truly take after my grandpa.”
That’s my fucking woman.
My dick is rock hard in seconds.
Not a soul on this earth or any other will come between me and the best part of my life.
If they try, I’ll fuck the shit out of my old lady while their blood rains down over us.
11
Victoria
Ihave Luca’s ring.
